لِيُوسُفَfor Yusuf ابنِson of الجُدَيِّal-Judayy اُليومَtoday قدindeed عَمَرَتhas flourished
لِيُوسُفَ ابنِ الجُدَيِّ اُليومَ قد عَمَرَت
دارٌa house مُبارَكةٌblessed دارَwent round الهناjoy فيهاwithin it
دارٌ مُبارَكةٌ دارَ الهنا فيها
For Yusuf, son of al-Judayy, today there has flourished
For Yusuf ibn al-Judaayi, today a blessed house has been built
A blessed house, where joy makes its rounds.
A house of happiness in which nightingales of companionship sing
بلابلُnightingales الأُنسِof delight تشدوsing فيin جوانبهاits sides
بلابلُ الأُنسِ تشدو في جوانبها
وأَنجُمُand stars السَّعدِof good fortune تزهوshine فيin أَعاليهاits heights
وأَنجُمُ السَّعدِ تزهو في أَعاليها
Nightingales of delight sing along its sides,
And stars of good fortune shine in its heights
And stars of good fortune shine in its heights.
Unique in the lands of the East, he erected it
فريدةٌunique فيin دِيارِthe dwellings الشَّرقِof the East شَيَّدهاhe built it
فريدةٌ في دِيارِ الشَّرقِ شَيَّدها
فَريدُpeerless ذاتٍin nature بهِthrough him طابتgrew pleasant لَياليهاits nights
فَريدُ ذاتٍ بهِ طابت لَياليها
Unique among the dwellings of the East, it was built
A unique being with whom its nights became pleasant
By one of peerless nature, through whom its nights grew sweet.
So my prayer for him became its date
فكانَso was تأْfirst fragment of 'chronogram' ريخُهاremainder of 'chronogram' + its منِّيfrom me الدُّعاءَthe prayer لهُfor him
فكانَ تأْ ريخُها منِّي الدُّعاءَ لهُ
دامَتْmay it endure ودامَand may endure بحِفظِunder the protection of اللهِGod بانيهاits builder
دامَتْ ودامَ بحِفظِ اللهِ بانيها
So my chronogram for it was this prayer for him:
May it endure, and may its builder endure, under God's protection
May it endure, and may its builder endure under God's protection.
Partial English translation: 7 of 8 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1